--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -16,26 +16,6 @@
   endforeach
 endif
 
-i18n = import('i18n')
-podir = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po')
-
-desktop = i18n.merge_file('desktop',
-  input: 'org.pwmt.zathura.desktop.in',
-  output: 'org.pwmt.zathura.desktop',
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: desktopdir,
-  po_dir: podir,
-  type: 'desktop'
-)
-
-appdata = i18n.merge_file('appdata',
-  input: 'org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml.in',
-  output: 'org.pwmt.zathura.appdata.xml',
-  install: true,
-  install_dir: metainfodir,
-  po_dir: podir,
-)
-
 desktop_file_validate = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: get_option('tests'), native: true)
 if desktop_file_validate.found()
   test('validate-desktop',
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@
 ]
 
 subdir('data')
-subdir('po')
 
 # source files
 sources = files(
